Check, Please! Arizona Festival

Sunday, March 20th, 2016, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Don't miss the 4th annual Check, Please! Arizona Festival! Sample chefs' signature dishes and discover restaurants from some of your favorite episodes of Check, Please! Arizona. Enjoy the cuisine of independently owned restaurants featured on the show along with wine and beer pairings from participating wineries and breweries as well as cooking demonstrations and panel discussions with top Arizona chefs. All festival events, food and wine/beer samplings are included in the ticket price.

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Come see our celebrity chefs!

Robert McGrath

Lidia Bastianich

Barbara Pool Fenzl

Exciting new things are on the way for the 2016 Check, Please! Arizona Festival! Arizona PBS is pleased to welcome the star of the popular series Lidia’s Kitchen, Lidia Bastianich, and Savor the Southwest host Barbara Pool Fenzl – alongside our very own Emmy Award-winning host of Check, Please! Arizona, James Beard Award winner Chef Robert McGrath.

And special guest!

David Manilow

Original Check, Please! creator and developer of Check, Please! programs nationwide, David Manilow. David will join our “Check, Please! Confidential” panel discussion, sharing his stories from behind the scenes of developing Check, Please! programs across the U.S.

New Location! Margaret T. Hance Park

We are also in a new location this year, which will allow us more space to expand the experience! Margaret T. Hance Park, also known as the Central Deck Park connecting downtown and midtown Phoenix neighborhoods, is the green space running east-west between Culver Street and Portland Streets from 3rd Street to 7th Avenue. This event will take place on the "neighborhood side” of the park, located on the west side between 3rd Avenue and Central Avenue (67 West Culver).

Plus, just as in years past, you’ll have a chance to audition for the show at the event!

Margaret T. Hance Park is also easily accessible via Valley Metro Light Rail from either the Roosevelt or the McDowell stop – an easy way to go green on your way to the festival, and a great option if you’re planning to enjoy beer and wine sampling at the event.

This map highlights some parking options for the festival. Street parking and light rail are also great alternatives!

Win a chance to meet Lidia Bastianich!

If you had the chance for a meet and greet with public television celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich, what would you ask her? One lucky winner following us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram will win a chance to ask her their question, along with a pair of free tickets to the festival, plus you and your guest will each receive a copy of Lidia’s book “Lidia’s Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine.”

2016 People’s Choice Award

New this year, you’ll have an opportunity to vote for your favorite dish of the festival in our new People's Choice Award competition on social media – using the official event hashtag #CheckPleaseAZFest.